Two hits is a bit too much? Unfamiliar. The team hit last, and even the home run factory closed

Apr 16, 2025

Two hits is a bit too much? Unfamiliar. The team hit last, and even the home run factory closed
The KBO League SSG and Hanwha match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. The striking SSG membership. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.15/



The lowest in all indicators of hitting the team. Is it the limit of the lineup of promising players.

SSG Landers are struggling with a bad hit. SSG was completely defeated 0-2 against Hanwha Eagles in Incheon on the 15th. On this day, the SSG lineup had only two hits in nine innings. Jung Joon-jae had only one hit in the first inning and Han Yu-seom in the ninth inning. This means that not all batters had a single hit from the second to the eighth inning.

The opposing starting pitcher Cody Ponce (12K scoreless in 7 innings) was also very strong, but SSG also failed to send a chance to first and second base with no outs in the bottom of the first inning and failed to double steal.




This game is a representative example of the helplessness of the SSG lineup this season. SSG is currently at the bottom of various indicators of team attack. He is second to last with a team batting average of 231, and overwhelmingly last with 122 hits. The NC Dinos rank 10th among the 10 teams despite the difference in number of games played. The NC Dinos, which played 16 games alongside the SSG, had 142 hits and 20 more. The team's on-base percentage is 0.320, ranking eighth, and the team's slugging percentage is 0.309, ranking last. He is also second to last with a batting average of 0.226.

Two hits is a bit too much? Unfamiliar. The team hit last, and even the home run factory closed
The KBO League SSG and Hanwha match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. hitting SSG Jung Joon-jae. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.15/
Even the home run, which was an advantage, disappeared. Incheon Landersfield, SSG's home stadium, is a batter-friendly stadium famous for many home runs. The nickname "Munhak Home Run Factory" came out for no reason.

However, SSG has only eight team home runs, the second (tied for 8th) from last place. Patrick Wisdom (KIA), the league's lone home run leader, is hitting seven by himself, only one difference from SSG's team home run count.




Even that, no batter in the SSG team has hit more than two home runs. Eight batters are evenly divided one by one.

Of course, the absence of Choi Jeong and Guillermo Herredia is greatly felt. Eredia has not played since three consecutive games last weekend, and Choi Jeong, who suffered a hamstring injury at the end of the exhibition game, is recovering longer than expected. If Choi Jung had played from the beginning in a healthy body, SSG's team batting index would have been different from now. SSG's sad reality is that Choi Jung is still a healthy hitter at the age of 40.

Two hits is a bit too much? Unfamiliar. The team hit last, and even the home run factory closed
The KBO League SSG and Hanwha match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Hanwha starter Ponce, who finished pitching scoreless in the first inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.15/
SSG is maintaining the best batting order set for the opening game of this season as much as possible. The key is a trio of promising players in their early 20s. First baseman Ko Myung-joon, second baseman Jung Joon-jae, and third baseman Park Ji-hwan. He made the best batting order by nailing down that he would use these three young players as the main players.




But now, even these people are not energized. The trio, who actually spent their first season in the first team last year, are the pillar of the team and talented players who must be nurtured.

But baseball is not always rosy. Now, they are struggling with hits below 20% side by side. Even so, there is no particular solution. We have no choice but to use them now, but there is no big change in the lineup, so the batting line itself seems to be breaking off without the attack being connected.

Two hits is a bit too much? Unfamiliar. The team hit last, and even the home run factory closed
SSG director Lee Sung-yong, who briefly appeals to the judges about the influence of Hanwha Ponce at the end of the first inning.
The fact that he has not been able to develop a proper big shot prospect over the past few years and has not been able to take advantage of his home stadium at all has also become an Achilles heel.

Now SSG's mound is the most stable since the 2022 winning season. It ranks third after LG and KT with a team ERA of 3.07, and the bullpen ranks second after LG with a 3.02. He is performing well regardless of the starting and bullpen, and it is a great concern that the loss increases due to the inability to penetrate the offensive path at a time when pitchers are throwing so well.

SSG will meet Hanwha's 1st to 3rd starters one after another this week, and then have to face LG at the weekend 'best'. Will they be able to find countermeasures while maintaining the current lineup against the enemies. Or will he rather die under the pressure. It's a week to determine the fate of the team at the beginning of the season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.